The RSCDS Twin Cities Branch will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary in 2025! We are working on planning a series of special events and activities to mark this milestone. Keep an eye on our semicentennial web page for details as they become available.
Meanwhile, mark your calendars now for our 50th Anniversary Ball on April 26th, 2025 at 301 on Main in Minneapolis. We are excited to be featuring fiddlerAlistair McC from Ayr, Scotland, along with the inimitable Tom Pixton, from the Boston area, on piano and accordion.
All branch members are strongly encouraged to attend our one business meeting of the year — our Annual General Meeting on Monday, May 22nd, 2023, at 7:30 PM, at Tapestry Folkdance Center. Come catch a review of the last year, cast some votes, and show your board members how much you love them 🙂 Come at 6:30pm for pizza!
If you are unable to attend, please contact the branch chair (or check your email) for a proxy form, so your vote can still be counted!
AGENDA
Call Meeting to Order
Approve 2022 AGM minutes
Year in Review
Recognitions
Treasurer’s report
Teacher’s report
Performance report
Vote for new officers and board members Proposed slate: Chair (2 year term): Joe Dolson Treasurer (1 year term): Amber Van Dyke Secretary (1 year term): Katie Furr Members at large (1 year term): Steve Hammill, Kevin Geraghty, Rick Newswanger, Sharon Stephens
On Thursday, September 8th, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at age 96 after over 70 years as Britain’s monarch and over 75 as the patron of our organization. The queen enjoyed Scottish country dancing throughout her life and regularly hosted balls during her time at Balmoral Castle, where she also spent her final days.
If you’re wondering how to get started, this is the ideal time of year. We’ll be kicking of a new year of Scottish country dancing with our Bring a Friend Night taster event on September 19th and the following Monday (September 26th) we start a new series of Monday night classes.
Classes are for dancers of all experience levels, but in the fall we focus heavily on the basics. During the fall, we also offer a special half hour preview/review at 7pm that is an extra opportunity to work in a small group with a teacher on the main things that will be taught in the regular class starting at 7:30pm or to ask questions or for extra help on anything that may have been covered previously.
Another great reason to come in the fall is that we offer the first six weeks free to anyone new to SCD.
Questions? Contact us at info [at] rscds-twincities.org.
We strongly recommend staying up to date with all vaccines for which you are eligible.
Tapestry’s ventilation system for the studios is extremely good, which makes them relatively safe places to be indoors–the air is exchanged frequently so there is no buildup of particles in the air.
Thank you for being flexible as we navigate these ever-changing circumstances!
Welcome to our new website! Take a look around and make yourself at home. We’re especially excited about the new online membership form, where you can pay your annual dues with ease (hint hint!). Some content is still on its way, so check back soon. Be aware that if you have pages other than the home page bookmarked, you’ll probably find the links no longer work.
It’s that time of year…annual membership dues are now due. In these uncertain times, please help us keep the branch going by renewing promptly, if you can. We try to keep rates as low as possible. That said, keep in mind that, as always, we do not want ability to pay dues to be a barrier to membership. Scholarships and payment plans are available. Contact the branch treasurer (registrar [at] rscds-twincities.org) if you need information on these options.
